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KMID : 0356920100590060429
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010 Volume.59 No. 6 p.429 ~ p.432
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Pneumothorax in a post-anesthetic care unit after right thyroidectomy with left neck dissection -A case report-
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Lee Sang-Jun
Lee Dong-Jun
Kim Mun-Cheol
Im Ui-Jae
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Abstract
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A 46-year-old woman underwent a right thyroidectomy with left neck dissection under general anesthesia. The operation was performed successfully for over the course of 3 hours 30 minutes. After extubation, the patient was transferred to post-anesthetic care unit (PACU). After 10 minutes, dyspnea, chest discomfort, desaturation was suddenly occurred. Intubation was performed in PACU. The emergency chest X-ray revealed a right pneumothorax, and the patient was treated by chest tube insertion. The patient was improved and was discharged uneventfully from hospital 8 days later.
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KEYWORD
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Neck dissection, Pneumothorax, Thyroidectomy
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